“Faster and more accurate” coronavirus testing machines that can give a result in 90 minutes are to be rolled out across the UK, says The Times. It says they will first be used in hospitals, labs and the care sector before being expanded to other sectors.
The prime minister is preparing Britons for an autumn without seeing friends or family, The Times says, commenting on the postponement of lockdown easing.
Lockdown restrictions have been tightened for four million people in the North of England after a rise in the number of coronavirus cases – that’s the front of The Times.
The Times says that people with coronavirus symptoms will be told to isolate for 10 days, rather than seven days, under tougher guidance to stop COVID-19 spreading.
Boris Johnson is concerned that a second wave of coronavirus has already begun according to The Times, which warns that more countries could have quarantine restrictions imposed.
The Times is leading with the government’s warning that all travel poses a risk as it keeps a strict eye on possible extensions to coronavirus restrictions.
The Times reports on “turmoil” with hundreds of thousands of Britons “rushing to cancel foreign holidays” after the government imposed quarantine restrictions on anyone returning from Spain.
The Times says everyone over 50, pupils and vulnerable people will be offered flu jabs by the NHS this winter as health chiefs try to vaccinate about half of the population.
Six Conservative cabinet ministers and eight junior ministers received tens of thousands of pounds from individuals or businesses with links to Russia according to Electoral Commission records, The Times says.
